Sanitary shield for toilet seats



l. E. AKESSON 1,830,344 SANITARY SHIELD FOR TOILET SEATS Nov. 3, 1931.

- Filed Jan. 25. 1930 ,Jrzve 722-20 7 Patented Nov. 3, 1931 PATENTOFFICE INGRID-ELISABETH AKESSON, F BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS SANITARY SHIELDFOR TOILET SEATS Application filed January 23, 1930. Serial No. 422,778.

This invention relates to sanitary shields or protective covers fortoilet seats or the like, and the principal object of the invention isto provide an improved paper protector of this character which is simpleand economical to manufacture, which may be folded into a compactpackage for dispensation in envelopes at public washrooms, and which maybe conveniently used to ensure cleanliness and to protect the personfrom possible infection.

More specifically, the invention contemplates the provision of a papershield to rest upon and completely cover a toilet seat, and having itsside margin shaped to overhang the periphery of the seat to prevent theshield from slipping therefrom.

A preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings,

in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a toilet seat equipped with the improvedshield;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the shield in a flat state, rior to theformation of the depending si es; and

ing the preformed depending mar ins.

The shield is formed of suit-a le flexible sheet material, such as crepeor tissue paper out in appropriate contour to provide a generallyrectangular portion 4 having a central opening 5, and a projecting tabportion 6 at one end provided with longitudinal and transverse lines ofperforations 7 and 8 to form detachable rectan ar sheets 9 and 10. Theseat portion 4 has d1a onal slits 11 cut inwardly from its roundecorners, and the divided corner portions are then overlapped andcemented together as indicated at 12 to provide depending sides 13.

seat portion 4 covers the top of the seat 14, and the side margins 13overhang the sides of the seat and tend to hold the shield inproperposition and prevent displacement thereof. 1 The tab 6 preferablyprojects forwardly of the seat 14 so that the individual Fig. 3 is aside elevation of the shield hav When applied upon the toilet seat '14,the

tions, depending upon the dimensions of the tab and desired size of thedetachable sheets.

It is apparent that a rotective shield constructed as above descri edmay be manufactured at small cost and may be readily folded into smallcompass for dispensation in individual envelopes or in vending machines.The shield is convenient to use and provides readily accessible,removable sheets of toilet tissue, so that a person equipped with theimproved protector need not necessarily rely upon an available supply oftissue at the washroom. The protectors are of course, destroyed afteruse and may be flushed down the seat without clogging the drainage sysastem.

I claim:

1. A shield for toilet seats formed of a sheet of paper having slits atits sides extending inwardly from its periphery the edges of the slittedportions bein overlapped and cemented together to furnis depending sidemargins adapted to overhang the sides of the seat thereby to preventdisplacement of the shield.

2. A shield for toilet seats comprising a seat portion of regularcontourformed of a sheet of paper an generally rectangular in outline, thecorners of the seat portion being rounded and havin diagonal slitsextending inwardly from t e periphery thereof, the opposed mar ins ofthe slitted portions being overla ped and cemented together to furnishdepen ng sides adapted to overhang the toilet seat thereby to preventdisplacement of the shield.

Signed by me at Boston, Massachusetts, this 21st da of January, 1930.

INGRI ELISABETH AKESSON.

' sheets 9 and 10 may readily be torn ofi by the user. It is obviousthat the tab 6' may be subdivided into any reasonable number ofdetachable sheets by proper lines of perfora-

